Hamas prisoner
German-Israeli Geisel Gadi Moses should be released Thursday
Eight hostages, including the German-Israeli Gadi Moses, are to be released from Hamas custody. Further releases are to follow.
According to Israeli government, German-Israeli Gadi Moses is one of eight hostages that are to be released on Thursday as part of the ceasefire agreement with the radical Islamic Hamas.
As Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office continued on Wednesday, Arbel Yehud, who also has media reports, should also have family connections to Germany, and the Isrealin Agam Berger and five Thai citizens from captivity in the Gaza Strip.
According to Netanyahu’s office, three more hostages are to be released on Saturday. These are three men who are still alive.
For the first time, male hostages of Hamas are free
The approximately 80-year-old German-Israeli Moses is the partner of Efrat Katz, who was also kidnapped to Israel on October 7, 2023 in the course of the raid of Islamist groups and was accidentally shot in an accidental manner against the kidnappers, according to army, “most likely” was. Moses’ ex-wife Margalit Moses was also kidnapped by the Islamists, but was released in November 2023.
It is the first time that male hostages are released as part of the ceasefire agreement that has been in force since January 19. In the past few weeks, seven female hostages have already returned to Israel. In return, Israel had released hundreds of Palestinian prisoners.
The Israeli government had declared on Monday that the 26 hostages that were to be released as part of the first phase of ceasefire were already dead.
Among the 90 hostages remaining in the Gaza Strip are ten foreigners – including eight people from Thailand, a Nepalese and a Tanzanner. According to Israel’s army, 39 Thai citizens were murdered at the Hamas massacre on October 7.
According to the ceasefire agreement, Hamas must inform Hamas about the names of the hostages to be released 24 hours ahead. In return, dozens of Palestinian prisoners are to be released from Israeli prisons.
Last Saturday, four soldiers were released from Hamas’ violence. Three more hostages are to be released on Saturday.
Note: This article has been updated and further information was added.
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Source: Stern
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